About the Deane Surname

Families named Deane share their surname's story with Dean, its better-known spelling. Its meaning, shared with Dean, is “Dweller in a valley, or servant of a dean”.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Deane adds “e” to Dean, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.
• Other spellings include Dene and Dyne.

Heraldry and the Deane name

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